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  2. List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2024 - Wikipedia

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    Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024. ^ Belam, Martin (8 January 2024). "Nasa Peregrine 1 launch: Vulcan Centaur rocket carrying Nasa moon lander lifts off in Florida – live updates". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

  3. Timeline of spaceflight - Wikipedia

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    The 2024 list and lists for subsequent years contain planned launches, but statistics only include past launches. For the purpose of these lists, a spaceflight is defined as any flight that crosses the Kármán line, the FAI-recognized edge of space, which is 100 kilometres (62 miles) above mean sea level (AMSL). The timeline contains all ...

  4. History of spaceflight - Wikipedia

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    At the same time, the international space race between smaller space powers since the end of the 20th century can be considered the foundation and expansion of markets of commercial rocket launches and space tourism. [citation needed] The United States continued other space exploration, including major participation with the ISS with its own ...

  5. Space launch - Wikipedia

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    e. Space launch is the earliest part of a flight that reaches space. Space launch involves liftoff, when a rocket or other space launch vehicle leaves the ground, floating ship or midair aircraft at the start of a flight. Liftoff is of two main types: rocket launch (the current conventional method), and non-rocket spacelaunch (where other forms ...

  6. Vertical launching system - Wikipedia

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    The system in question contained 4 revolving drums of 48 tubes for 5V55RM missiles. A vertical launching system ( VLS) is an advanced system for holding and firing missiles on mobile naval platforms, such as surface ships and submarines. Each vertical launch system consists of a number of cells, which can hold one or more missiles ready for firing.

  7. Space Launch System - Wikipedia

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    The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA. As the primary launch vehicle of the Artemis Moon landing program, SLS is designed to launch the crewed Orion spacecraft on a trans-lunar trajectory. The first SLS launch was the uncrewed Artemis 1, which took place on 16 November 2022.

  8. List of spaceflight launches in July–December 2022 - Wikipedia

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    Maiden launch of Kinetica-1, previously known as ZK-1A or Lijian-1. CAS Space, also known as Zhongke Aerospace, is a commercial spinoff of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). 29 July 13:28: Long March 2D: 2D-Y65 Xichang LC-3 CASC: Yaogan 35-03A CAS: Low Earth: Reconnaissance: In orbit: Operational Yaogan 35-03B CAS: Low Earth: Reconnaissance ...

  9. Solid-propellant rocket - Wikipedia

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    The Space Shuttle was launched with the help of two solid-fuel boosters known as SRBs. A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants ( fuel / oxidizer ). The earliest rockets were solid-fuel rockets powered by gunpowder; The inception of gunpowder rockets in warfare can be credited to ...